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Which to use

“CFF” and “cod” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,639
“CFF” frequency rank
#17,379
“cod” frequency rank
64018
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature CFF cod
Definition Société anonyme (détenue à 100 % par la Confédération suisse) exploitant les chemins de fer suisses. Morue (poisson), cabillaud.

Where the eye mixes CFF and cod

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
CFF
3 ch
cod

Look-alike desk: CFF vs cod

A purely visual mix-up. CFF (\se.ɛf.ɛf\) and cod (\kɒd\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

CFF is recorded at frequency rank #46,639, classified as anoun, pronounced \se.ɛf.ɛf\. cod is at rank #17,379, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɒd\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 64018, this pair ranks #79,088 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of CFF vs cod

Shared letters: c. Private to "CFF": f. Private to "cod": do.

"CFF" · 3 letters · shape CCC  ·  "cod" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "CFF" and "cod" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\se.ɛf.ɛf\ versus \kɒd\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "CFF" vs "cod" - which ranks higher?
"cod" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,379 in our French list, against #46,639 for "CFF". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "CFF" and "cod" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "CFF" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cod" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #79,088 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "CFF" and "cod" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs CFF". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #79,088 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list